Telegram-herald., 1887-05-04
Col Foots Says Cashier Wild
dlcOmo Is One.
The Veteran Threshes the
Owner or the Wid-
dicCmb Block.
a Lively Row Between Two
Prominenr Citizens.
Charges OF CrOokedness and
Irregularities.
Made By Receiving Teller
FooGe Against Cashier
WiddicOmb.
a Most Remarkable Sensation
n Business Circles.

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II Business Circles.
The tenants in the new Widlicomb block
wsre startled and surprised yesterday fore
noon about IL O'Clock. 5y the soanl IL loui
sonis. Df0isne exp.e4fes and q scuhiug ia
the hallway ca the second Loor. aud ina
mas.ialsiY doors ass open snd the occu-
pants of the Offices heard in snz-y tones the
denlacl1iion, & 0n are a liar and a sc0un-
dlel, tbs msaness sneak on earth and the
- coward I ever saN
There stood The venerable Col rtadteGs
Fooie with upli tsd cane throlLilng the
cashier Of the Grand Rapids National bank
ar TIE owner Of the block. Wm. widdi-
como, whom hs ha4 IA the corner near the
Br4cstreets Mercantile aeiee The discus
si1n Nas 3 heated one AMI the air vas bloc
Nfa cuss words N1lca Colonel FOOte
hesp-d lpol the irirhfened maa Of wealth
before n'm. Seyers. gentlemen rushed for
ward and separated the cOmoaiants
end oirsalan settled the matter By order
igs them both 20 Heaiauarters. They
were noe locked up however. although the
eel. door snd he va threatened With in
generation.
The stair vas the topic OF general con-
Vsrsation Yesterday Ia sOcial and business
circles and coupled WITH The gas hud,
Grand Rapids enjoyed double feast Of
scnsatiOn.
Nc Widdicomo was seen al The bank
a0oGt o'clock 0Y a reporter for the TEtE-
aaAX HERALD. who after esco-ting him INTO
aN -
the affair. ss follows. II was az the block
this morning a. was my usual custom.
When | came down trOm the third story 70
the second. I heard someone coming up be-
had me and turning around saw Col.
t0ote. lie exclaimed 10 a loud tone: You
sre --- - Jar Hs appeared 20 De- in
a terrible rage and said he wanted TO
settle with me told him that
We bad better step into Mr.. Hovey's Office.
bat be said lie would see me right there.
4 endeavOred 20 pacify him. but be only
crew more enraged. lie struck az me with
his cane and caught hold of Il, He then
kicked ne In the left side. hurting ne
pretty badly. His language was something
terrible I never remc1be hearing a man
swearing as vehemently and "a emphatic
ally A. be did. u was too awful to repeaf.
IL rings IN my ears yss. I think he said.
You are a. gray -hsirel Christian ----
~ A4AAc>t .cF - ACiA AEJiA liz tAfs1-
IS not know uhat caused his grear excite.
ment. His so.i less the bank a fs Y weeks
since. He made a written deuand FOR an
increase % S1e year salary. and sfafei
that except be received il be would resign
The Board of Directors pe. aud accepted
his resignation. not considering the Qass-
ton OF salary. A ieN DAYS since Wm T.
F0Ots came % the bank and I pGt him out.
bad heard that Colclel FoOfe lad threat
ened my life but paid no atter-
ton % the matter. As I could
intentions. He and wsrs @
neighbors for years. aEd ais wife and nine
were very dear friends. 7 suppose I shOgid
have armed myself. Ny side hurts me- very
much where "a kicsed me. 1 am not
through with The matter yet and shall de
cide tomorrow whst I VIII DO. rs soon a.
Mr. Ubl returns"
On Monday evening. in response 90 2 re-
quest from Joseph dJuscman one OF the
directors ~ tue bank. Col. FO0fs called lt
his residence Mr. H0useman relates what
occurred there in the following words.
When Mr. fo0te came into che parior
sndsevoret 20 eKplSin % him thrt he Was
mistaken about reports pc had circu Iatei
shout Mr. WiddicomD. lie became ex-
cited. used verv harsh an rflags and left the
house. An0rt o'clock this morning re-
that &c desired 10 see me al
MS Office. supposed he desired % apollo
Uts for the manner In which he conducted
himself TIE pr-vions evening. As soon a.
Z v0t inside 0f bis Office be bsyan henpirz 4
TRADE 0f abuse on ne ard shook his ist in
my face several tifaes The iauRusrc he
used Wa terrible. When I vas n boy W
used % cal each other names. br. never IN
the whole course ~ my hfs was I aoussc
one tenth AZ badly ss Tas bv him. kcu'
my temper and lOii him that / was not 4
ignter 0u, hat I never run. stood it -
long a. 7 could srd then lett Col Foots
told me saal b. wau'i siH any mAn ~hc
darsd sav snvthinz ahout bis hov
~. 4. HOrsv. fn front ~ whose oflce d0or
the 8 xht took place. srid thof The lsngus-s
used vas terrible and thar ~ Nid3 cor-e
bad bat little 70 say. simpl7 sa3esvorag t-
reason With the ifafe Go aufl
Colous. Thaddeus foos vas seer snd
gave h.s version 20 taa afalr - a rerorte'
for she Tz1Essts HEaaEn "a fo3i1rs
For six wears past nv son. Wm. 7
Foofs. hss been in tbe employ of t1e 3raui
Rapids Ns-iona bank. s1cceedinS hfs
brother who eft to sCcart position az ths
W itiicomt flrnilure fsCtGrv. Nr. " dii
comh promised ID sdraurc aim rom time
90 time az bis work w.ust var
rant eut be hss never done 30
IN iAI HISS Ntntet upon llH
hurisns heaver than he could bsar TIE
origin 90 rhe trouble between mvsaif and
Mr W.ii e7ns talps bark CD the frst ol
Fa1rasrr. As thst ure my son VIII. vhc
was osTing teller a. ite bank. vsu- % r.
n. rhi. the Hresil ient an tai8 him that ss
be understood thc bausing lsw it va =
foIonv t1r Al smpiove .1 ait or shsi
fn any frsusa -finus winch we're dishonest
lie thea informed him thaf Mr. Wiisicomh
vas creoxr4 IN h.s Transactions
Thar be va in ths habit of bor
-oxin9 from teu - tve0-v thousand dollars
from 30 h4nx 90 whha be never pail in-
feresf ar ere iscai dseou1L NJ. ai sad
= commend ven f3r fo1 tld iIst righ'
ir telling me snt promised ID institute an
iuvssfi9atier cf fhe nstter MT s1n tnen
went in ID. H Waer. a airecfor told 1iu
the sane thina ara ae prom sci thar hf
enoula he a.awei - 80 before the oosrd
end teil s'e-a Of the scrs IN his possession
e. Fhugsiav ne ltth ~ April. Mr Water
eaiiei m M sni sszed If knew aNeut ths
matter. Told him that Mr WiddIccuit
could rot usze iiek sritlie of ms
Eon so Re vs. enleaTorins ee crush bin
out
On Ssf~rfsv the rffh nv -o, ssk-7 Mr.
p iddlcomb lor the promised increase q